COVID-19 UPDATES

General COVID Raises Risk of Long-Term Brain Injury, Large U.S. Study Finds Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/covid-raises-risk-long-term-brain-injury-large-us-study-finds-2022-09-22/ Covid hospitalisations rise by nearly 20%

General  Global COVID-19 cases surpass 600 mln: WHO Source: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202209/02/WS63115883a310fd2b29e758f6.html COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths may increase with colder weather: WHO Source:

General People with HIV still at higher risk of death from COVID-19 in Omicron wave Source: https://www.aidsmap.com/news/aug-2022/people-hiv-still-higher-risk-death-covid-19-omicron-wave Unprecedented global challenges

General WHO says COVID-19 remains a global health emergency. Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/who-says-covid-19-remains-global-health-emergency-2022-07-12/ The gender pay gap in the health and care

General Monthly operational update on COVID-19 – June 2022 Source: https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/monthly-operational-update-on-covid-19—june-2022 COVID-19: BA.4 and BA.5 variants spur 20 per cent

General WTO agrees partial patent waiver for Covid-19 vaccines Source: https://www.ft.com/content/9cfa15b6-dab8-4cc6-9ab4-c192c6ad0e0b Saudi Arabia bans flights to India and 15 other

General North Korea announces first Covid deaths amid ‘explosive’ outbreak Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/12/asia/north-korea-covid-death-outbreak-intl-hnk/index.html WHO must be reformed and strengthened, says Prime

General Africa: Over 11.7 million Cases of Covid-19 Confirmed Across Continent Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202205260256.html Africa: Experts Deliberate on Challenges, Solutions Facing

General Unvaccinated people increase risk of COVID-19 infection among vaccinated: study Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/8783380/unvaccinated-vaccinated-covid-risk-canadian-study/ Vaccine makers see off push to share

General Why have women been so disproportionately affected by Covid-19? Experts explain Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/10/world/covid-pandemic-gender-women-as-equals-intl-cmd/index.html Hong Kong’s covid-19 death rate is